Salaries in Michigan.

2 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.96x national average. Last updated April 2026.

2 cities tracked3445 roles

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Highest Paying

$344,000

SVP of Data

Median Role

$318,000

VP of Platform Engineering

Entry Level

$309,000

VP of Mobile

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Michigan has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.96x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is SVP of Data at $344,000 in Ann Arbor. The median role pays $318,000.

Metro areas in Michigan

Ann Arbor

1.02x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Data$344,000

SVP of Technology$344,000

Senior VP of Security$343,000

Detroit

0.90x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Data$303,000

SVP of Product$300,000

SVP of Technology$300,000

Top 30 salaries in Michigan

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	SVP of Data	$344,000	Ann Arbor	$292,000 to $447,000
2	SVP of Technology	$344,000	Ann Arbor	$292,000 to $447,000
3	Senior VP of Security	$343,000	Ann Arbor	$292,000 to $446,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$334,000	Ann Arbor	$283,000 to $434,000
5	Senior VP of Product	$333,000	Ann Arbor	$260,000 to $433,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$333,000	Ann Arbor	$260,000 to $433,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$327,000	Ann Arbor	$278,000 to $425,000
8	Chief Science Officer	$323,000	Ann Arbor	$252,000 to $419,000
9	VP of AI Product	$321,000	Ann Arbor	$274,000 to $418,000
10	VP of Support Engineering	$321,000	Ann Arbor	$274,000 to $418,000
11	SVP of Product	$321,000	Ann Arbor	$272,000 to $417,000
12	SVP of Finance	$321,000	Ann Arbor	$273,000 to $417,000
13	VP of AI	$318,000	Ann Arbor	$271,000 to $414,000
14	VP of AI Research	$318,000	Ann Arbor	$271,000 to $414,000
15	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$318,000	Ann Arbor	$248,000 to $414,000
16	VP of Platform Engineering	$318,000	Ann Arbor	$271,000 to $414,000
17	VP of Security Engineering	$318,000	Ann Arbor	$271,000 to $414,000
18	VP of Data Engineering	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$268,000 to $410,000
19	VP of Infrastructure	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$268,000 to $410,000
20	VP of Data	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$268,000 to $410,000
21	VP of Field Engineering	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$268,000 to $410,000
22	SVP of Strategy	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$246,000 to $410,000
23	VP of Application Engineering	$315,000	Ann Arbor	$268,000 to $410,000
24	Chief AI Officer	$313,000	Ann Arbor	$232,000 to $404,000
25	Chief Design Officer	$313,000	Ann Arbor	$244,000 to $407,000
26	Chief Strategy Officer	$313,000	Ann Arbor	$244,000 to $407,000
27	VP of IT	$312,000	Ann Arbor	$266,000 to $406,000
28	VP of Information Technology	$312,000	Ann Arbor	$266,000 to $406,000
29	VP of AI Engineering	$309,000	Ann Arbor	$263,000 to $402,000
30	VP of Mobile	$309,000	Ann Arbor	$263,000 to $402,000

Tax considerations in Michigan

Michigan has a flat 4.25% state income tax. Detroit adds a city income tax of 2.4% for residents. Factor the city tax into your calculations if living within city limits.

Michigan has a flat 4.25% income tax. Ann Arbor has a city income tax of 1% for residents. The moderate combined rate is offset by the strong employer base and research ecosystem.